http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal.asp?id=MAYRAWOOD MAYRAWOOD's Blog on SparkPeople, home of free diet plans and a healthy living community http://assets2.sparkpeople.com/assets/nav/logo_spark.gif http://www.sparkpeople.com/ http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4091550 Just recently I downloaded Made to Crave- A 21 Day Devotional. Here is an excerpt from Day 4: "Are cravings a curse or a blessing? The answer to that depends on waht we're craving. And what we're craving will always depend on whatever we're consuming... wither the object of our desire or God and His truth." Chew on that for a while! Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:07:55 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4052511 My last entry (at the beginningof February) has the same title. Here I am again. This time the three more days are becaue my husband will be leaving for a mission trip to Africa in three days. He is so excited. This will be his second trip out there. thsi time he'll be going with six other people from our church. <BR> I'm excited because I intend to use this time to focus on ME and weight loss. I have been stuck at my current weight for an entire month---I feel forever stuck at 29 pou... Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:42:33 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=3992643 In just three days I will be turning 39! My life has been very good. The Lord has blessed with me with wonderful gifts and talents. I have a wonderful godly husband and a beautiful home. My mom lives with us in our basement. I just adore having her close by. I am also blessed-- oh, thank you, Jesus!- that I have been able to lose a little 25 pounds in the last six months. I am so happy about it. Of course, for my height and my weight, I still need to lose another 30-35 pounds! But I ... Sat, 5 Feb 2011 13:17:46 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=3746126 Joe returned last night from his two week trip to Kenya and Uganda. I am so proud of him and his accomplishments. The separation was good for both of us. It is so good to have him again. I can't believe how excited, anxious I was to see him again. Just seeing him walk out of the terminal made me burst into tears! Oh, I love him. I really do! <BR> My eating habits were very good while he was gone. I exercised only 5 days in the two week period. That is terrible. However, I did "mov... Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:22:24 EST http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=3585892 <em>24</em> I have come down with either a cold or a case of bad allergies. This definitely has affected my mindset on making wise choices about my exercise and what I eat. It all start Friday morning. I did get out and exercise but my energy level was zilch. All weekend I have walking about like the living dead. How do you stay motivated when your body truly needs a break?! I'm tired and what to just sit back and do NOTHING. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:55:12 EST